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A surprisingly wide selection of titles received excellent PS4 Pro patches. From relatively small indies to beloved Sony exclusives and third-party best sellers, there’s plenty of high-res enjoyment to be had for little cash.

If a platform is struggling, our first assumption is that there just aren’t enough games available. Conventional wisdom has it that offering up a plethora of games is what matters most to any console, and everything else is secondary. By looking skeptically at snapshots of gaming history, I hope to find out if game releases actually impact console sales in any meaningful way.

Sony’s PlayStation 4 is continuing to break sales records, passing 7 million units sold as of April 6. Meanwhile, in the Xbox One camp, Microsoft has remained ominously silent, failing to release sales figures since the end of 2013. Presumably, Microsoft was waiting to see if the release of Titanfall would give the Xbox One a healthy bump in sales — but now, a month later, we have to wonder why Microsoft is still mute on the matter. Are Xbox One sales truly that embarrassing? And if so, can we expect a dramatic price drop or the release of an Xbox One bundle without Kinect?

Not only did Sony announce its new virtual reality headset Project Morpheus this week, but it also unveiled a number of big changes headed for the PS4 later this year. From dimming the DualShock 4’s light bar to removing always-on HDCP, these updates are going to make the PS4 better than ever, and answer some of the loudest criticisms from the gaming community.

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